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On April 5, 2009 at 5:23 PM graham asked:

how fast will Marks leg heal?

and received a response of:

9 Smallness Tames

The Statement of the first hexagram

Smallness tames. Persevere.
Dense clouds, no rain
at my western border.

The changing lines

The first line:
Return to your own Way.
How can this be wrong?

57 Wind

The Statement of the second hexagram

Wind. Slight progress.
Gain by having a place to go.
Gain by seeing the great person.

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind moving high
in heaven: smallness tames.
The noble one acts
with restraint, culture,
and morals.

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Comments for this reading

. . . restraint, culture, and morals. I also feel that Smallness Tames means that I will only get better by small steps, not some grand surgery. I've gone back to martial arts practice, I'm using other healing techniques I've learned, and I'm determined to get well: "Return to your own Way."
by dengmingdao

I was concerned when I saw this reading. Did it mean that it would take a long time to heal? As it turns out, the injury is a slight one in that it needed no surgery. The doctor didn't help much, but I was polite to them, so I guess I fulfilled the "res
by dengmingdao

The Image of the second hexagram

Wind following wind:
wind. The noble one gives
further instructions
and takes action.